SweetVTmom

@SweetVTmom (55)

United States • Age 52

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Do you let your kids buy whatever they want with their money?

sunshine4 @sunshine4 (8703) • United States 11 Sep 08

My son is 14 yrs old. He has been working at a pizza ahop for the last 7 months. Just over this summer, he has decided to start saving his money. He saved way over $1000 and decided that he wanted to buy a motorhome that he found...

kids money

purchases

steelers

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SweetVTmom I think that is an awesome thing. My boyfriend's nephew is about the same age and is actually on his 2nd motor home. He bought a small one and his father helped him fix it up. Then John sold it, made a $200 profit and bought something a little better. He is...

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paypal is evil !!!

gloamglozer @gloamglozer (1289) • Australia 20 Jul 08

My paypal got limited a few days ago. They sent me an email saying that i account was limited because they need further verification. I have already got my bank account verified and i have been with them for around a year now. I...

evil

limited account

paypal

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SweetVTmom I have not read through all of your responses so forgive me and just ignore my advice if someone has already told you this. I had this happen to me and I called them directly. I just needed to verify some information because some had tried to get into my...

27 Jul 08

What a great day for a picnic

sunshine4 @sunshine4 (8703) • United States 27 Jul 08

I am a member of a club in our town. The lodge is right on the lake. Today is the family picnic and it ended up looking like it is going to be a nice sunny day. They have hotdogs, ice cream, games, relays, pony rides and much...

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SweetVTmom Sounds like a fun time Sunshine. The weather hasn't been the greatest the last couple days. We have had lots of rain here in Vermont. We are just coming out of a night of thunder storm after thunder storm--with huge amounts of down pours. Today, my plans are...

27 Jul 08

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Yikes! I Don't Believe This

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 15 Jul 08

Well as we all know energy costs are going up, up, up...But I still can't believe this. I just got my electric bill. Now you have to realize, I live in a glorified studio apartment. I don't have air conditioning, only one fan...

air conditioning

energy costs

ridiculous electric bill

rising electric bill

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SweetVTmom I live in a mobile home and my electric bill is high no matter what. In the summer time--I pay about $165 a month (with A/C)--in the winter time the rates go up here--so I pay about $180-$190 a month. I'll trade bills with you if you would like?

20 Jul 08

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Children born out of wedlock

zandi458 @zandi458 (28102) • Malaysia 19 Jul 08

Today more and more people have concluded that there is no longer any point in 'holy wedlock'. It is often viewed that without any formal marriage bond, any children of the union would be illegitimate, in law, and could face many...

illegitimate

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SweetVTmom IMO--Children are children no matter what way they are brought into this world. I think being "illegitimate" is really something that isn't look upon nowadays. It is just away of life. Even Sesame Street teaches children at a young age--that a family is...

20 Jul 08

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How Far would you go for an ex spouse?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 19 Jul 08

Last Sunday Matt and I were supposed to go to dinner together. For those who don't know Matt is my boyfriend and we have been together as a couple for 9 years. We do not live together because Matt is taking care of his mother and...

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SweetVTmom I am assuming she doesn't want to see her ex husband and ex mother in law because she is dying and she doesn't want them to see her like that. Of course she would want her children there. I am sure she wants them to be able to have closing. I would be there...

20 Jul 08

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Will you give seat to a pregnant woman when you are in a bus?

yenwie84 @yenwie84 (1344) • Malaysia 18 Jul 08

I saw this incident three days ago. When I was in a bus,I could not find a seat. There was a pregnant woman came up to the bus, no one had the intention to offer her a seat. I felt very sorry for this woman,being pregnant like...

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SweetVTmom Of course I would give my seat to a pregnant woman. I would for an elderly person as well. There have been times where I have seen a child and I let them have a seat because it is easier for an adult to stand on a bus than to have a little child be thrown...

19 Jul 08

Have you ever stepped on your cat in the dark?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 10 Jul 08

Last night, I had to get out of bed for a few minutes and as my feet were about to touch the floor, I felt a really odd furry sensation under my toes. Turns out my cat was laying on the ground right next to my bed. I...

cats in the dark

flea treatments for cats

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SweetVTmom I have never stepped on her in the dark, but I have done the trip and fall in the middle of the night routine. She is a dark cat--and pretty good size. She likes to stretch out across the hallway. I will come out of my bedroom at night and there she will...

11 Jul 08

Onions, onions, and more onions....

dhangski @dhangski (3194) • Philippines 8 Jul 08

First of all, I want to thank those who have contributed in my last discussion about what you hate most. I was really overwhelmed. And as I was reading all responses that has been given to me. I've noticed that a lot hates...

cry

onions

tears

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SweetVTmom I use to work in a restaurant where we chopped many onions at one time. Our head chef went to cooking school at Johnson and Wales. When he came back he taught me a neat trick with an onion--as I always had eyes stinging and tearing because some of the onions...

9 Jul 08

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Do you feel sleepy after taking lunch?

subha12 @subha12 (18441) • India 4 Jul 08

These days I am watching that I feel sleepy after i take lunch. it was not the case before. i have to take a cup of tea to get away with it. Do you feel sleepy after taking lunch? Or its not the case with you. Do you take a...

sleepy

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SweetVTmom I do wish I could take a nap after lunch most days. I think if I have a carb heavy lunch then I tend to become very drained by like 2pm. When I am eating healthy--I can usually cruise right through the afternoon and am fine until about dinner time. My lunch...

7 Jul 08

What do you hate most?

dhangski @dhangski (3194) • Philippines 6 Jul 08

My fellow mylotters. I want to know, what do you hate most while you're in the kitchen? while you're cooking or preparing the ingredients? As for me, I really hate it when I got cut by a knife. Even a small cut really hurts. I do...

cooking

hates

kitchen

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SweetVTmom I really don't like when people are watching me cook. It bothers me. I also don't like when I am in a groove and someone comes into the kitchen and tries to take over--that really annoys me. It's my kitchen and everybody needs to stay out..lol

7 Jul 08

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Do You Save Your Loose Change?

wachit14 @wachit14 (3595) • United States 6 Jul 08

My husband and I began saving our loose change years ago. We have jars of it around the house and from time to time we turn it in at our bank, which does not charge us for changing it over from coins to cash. Last week we...

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SweetVTmom My boyfriend and I started saving lose change a couple years ago. Last year we used it for vacation--we had about $100 in the jar. This year we have not touched it, nor have we counted it--plus we throw in dollars and occasional $5 bill. Also, when I turn the...

7 Jul 08

Rewards for potty, or no?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 25 Jun 08

I've always been against giving rewards for going potty, as it seems the child would always expect rewards, even when they're 5 or 6... which just seems foolish. Do you believe in giving a reward for going potty, or do you just...

potty training

rewards

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SweetVTmom I am right smack dab in the middle of the potty training now. My son is a late starter with the potty training--although we have been at it since he turned 2. He will be 4 in October and he has finally started getting the hang of it---his big reward when he...

26 Jun 08

Conflicted about Pregnancy...

skinnychick @skinnychick (6905) • United States 25 Jun 08

No, I'm not pregnant but I have a good story about a lady who is. I'm a bartender and I was working last night. The night was fine until a very pregnant, we're talking more than 7 months, woman came up to the bar and ordered a...

drunk and prego

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SweetVTmom I do agree that pregnant woman should not drink. I never did for any of my 3 pregnancies. When I first read it though, I was thinking the doctors say you can drink wine while you are pregnant, until I read how much she drank. Yes that is wrong! It is her body...

26 Jun 08

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The Anxiety of Debt

NanciM @NanciM (1) • United States 24 Jun 08

If you've ever gotten in over your head with credit cards, then you know the anxiety that can be caused by this and how it lives within you almost every waking hour! Present unfortunate circumstances have caused me to rely on...

debt and anxiety

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SweetVTmom I can't help you with a solution but I can reassure you that you are not alone. Many people are in the same boat as you are today. It is a sad situation. I am over my head with debt. I guess one thing I have tried to learn is to take one day at a time. I have...

24 Jun 08

Cats and Thunderstorms.

thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 17 Jun 08

Is you cat afraid when a thunderstorm comes up? My Gracie is 15 years old and, until this year, when the wind started picking up and the thunder started rolling she always disappeared. I never knew where she hid, I couldn't find...

cats

storms

thunder

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SweetVTmom Yes, I do believe they change their behaviors. My Seshy turned 11 this year. Normally this time of year she is outside and will take off for a day or 2. She never really goes far away but she just stays out of site. This year, she gets off of the bed for maybe...

24 Jun 08

What a afternoon I had today

Shaunee @Shaun72 (15959) • Palatka, Florida 19 Jun 08

My electricity went out right at 1 pm. It was thundering and lighting pretty heard. I unplugged my computer and my tv and I was hoping the lights would come on. I read a book from 1 pm untill 5 pm. Luckily I could see in here...

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SweetVTmom Shaun~ Things have been awful lately with the weather. Where do you live? I live in Vermont and we have had one Lightening storm after another here. There have also been sightings of tornadoes which is very rare for this area. So far we have been lucky and...

24 Jun 08

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